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Directed By
John M. Stahl
Written By
Fannie Hurst
novel
William Hurlbut
screenplay
Preston Sturges
contributing writer
Finley Peter Dunne
additional dialogue / contributing writer
Walter Ferris
contributing writer
Bianca Gilchrist
contributing writer
Victor Heerman
additional dialogue / contributing writer
Sarah Y. Mason
contributor to treatment
Samuel Ornitz
contributing writer
Arthur Richman
contributing writer
Cast
Claudette Colbert
Beatrice Pullman
Warren William
Stephen Archer
Rochelle Hudson
Jessie Pullman
Ned Sparks
Elmer Smith
Louise Beavers
Delilah Johnson
Fredi Washington
Peola Johnson
Juanita Quigley
Baby Jessie Pullman
Alan Hale
Martin the Furniture Man
Henry Armetta
The Painter
Wyndham Standing
Jarvis the Butler
Monya Andre
Party Guest
Alyce Ardell
French Maid
William Austin
Englishman at Party
Dorothy Black
Peola at 10
Edna Bowdoin
Black Secretary
Tyler Brooke
Tipsy Man at Party
Daisy Bufford
Black Waitress
Curry Lee Calmes
Black Chauffeur
Joyce Compton
Young Woman at Party
Oliver Cross
Party Guest
William B. Davidson
Man Buying Cigar
Sayre Dearing
Party Guest
Norma Drew
Teacher
Jean Fenwick
Minor Role
Noel Francis
Mrs. Eden
Paullyn Garner
Mrs. Ramsey
Dick Gordon
Party Guest
Jesse Graves
Pallbearer
Reverend Gregg
Black Minister
Betty Jean Hainey
Peola's Classmate
Sebie Hendricks
Peola at 4
G.P. Huntley
James
Stuart Johnston
Black Undertaker
Marcia Mae Jones
Peola's Frontrow Classmate
Tiny Jones
Funeral Spectator
Marilyn Knowlden
Jessie at 8
Henry Kolker
Dr. Preston
Lenita Lane
Mrs. Dale
Ula Love
Girl
Bessie Lyle
Woman at Funeral
Hattie McDaniel
Woman at Funeral
Claire McDowell
Teacher Outside Classroom
Harold Miller
Party Guest
Julius Molnar
Footman
Bert Moorhouse
Man at Funeral
Edmund Mortimer
Party Guest
David Newell
Party Guest Saying Goodbye
Barry Norton
Young Man Giving Toast
Edgar Norton
Butler at Party
Dennis O'Keefe
Party Guest
Franklin Pangborn
Mr. Carven
Paul Porcasi
Jackson's Restaurant Manager
Hayes E. Robertson
Man at Funeral
Ronald R. Rondell
Party Guest
Gay Seabrook
Party Guest
Teru Shimada
Japanese Customer in Pancake Shop
Larry Steers
Party Guest
Reggie Streeter
Peola's Classmate
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Black Cook
Ethel Sykes
Party Guest
Libby Taylor
Woman at Funeral
Alma Tell
Mrs. Craven
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Man at Funeral
Martin Turner
Man at Funeral
Walter Walker
Hugh
Bruce Warren
Party Guest
Hazel Washington
Black Maid
Clarence Wilson
Mr. Bristol
Jane Withers
Frontrow Classmate
Produced By
Henry Henigson
associate producer
Carl Laemmle Jr.
producer
Music
Heinz Roemheld
Composer
Cinematography
Merritt B. Gerstad
Cinematographer
Sound
Theodore Soderberg
sound director
Jack Bolger
boom operator
Gilbert Kurland
sound supervisor
Joe Lapis
sound mixer
Editing
Philip Cahn
Maurice Wright
Art Direction
Charles D. Hall
Costumes
Travis Banton
Costume Designer
Makeup
William Ely
makeup artist
Jack P. Pierce
makeup artist
Dorothy Ponedel
makeup artist: Claudette Colbert
Jane Roman
hair stylist
Special Effects
John P. Fulton
special effects
Assistant Director
Scott R. Beal
assistant director
Fred Frank
assistant director
Production Management
M.F. Murphy
production manager
Art Department
Ernie Smith
props
Editorial
Maurice Pivar
supervising editor
Other
Carl Laemmle
presenter
Emily Bolman
stand-in: Rochelle Hudson
Barbara Boone
stand-in: Juanita Quigley
Bernice Boone
secretary
Archie Hall
technical director
Alameda Johnson
stand-in: Sebie Hendricks
Alma Johnson
stand-in: Sebie Hendricks
Etta McDaniel
stand-in: Louise Beavers
Pluma Noisom
double: Claudette Colbert
Mary West
child welfare worker
Music Department
Heinz Roemheld
musical director
Costume Department
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller
Camera Department
Fred Buckley
grip
Paul Hill
assistant camera
Alan Jones
second camera operator
Warren Monroe
gaffer
Murray Rock
best boy
George Schuman
grip
Jerry Vernon
grip
Script Department
Cora Palmatier
script clerk
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